Mangaluru Junction Railway Station is one of the 61 railway stations in Karnataka identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of the Railway Ministry. According to the Ministry, the development works are yet to be completed as on August 8, 2026 in Mangaluru.
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Only about 19% of the railway stations targetted for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) have seen completion in the last three and a half years, a reply to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha has revealed.Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Karnataka, Mansoor Ali Khan, in response to his question in the House on Friday (August 7, 2026) that 12 out of 61 stations identified in Karnataka and 261 out of 1,340 stations across the country identified for development under ABSS, have seen work completion as on date. The figures roughly translate to about 19%.Mr. Khan, in a statement, said that while investment in railway infrastructure was essential, the projects would ultimately be judged by completed outcomes rather than repeated announcements or ceremonial foundation-laying events. The reply, he said, has revealed that the implementation of ABSS has progressed at a much slower pace than projected. Works were said to be under progress at different stages in the remaining stations despite the scheme being announced in December 2022.
